Our Teams
Through our new Clinical Leadership Model (CLM), we are strengthening the voice of clinicians in shaping the care we deliver. By putting the right people at the heart of decision-making, we can work even more closely with our communities and achieve better, more targeted outcomes for patients and service users.
Our goal is clear: patients and families remain at the centre of everything we do, their voices guiding care that follows best practice. By combining clinical leadership with proven methods and the latest technology, we are building a future where healthcare is collaborative, innovative, and truly focused on the people we serve.
Clinical Service Groups (CSG)
Clinical Service Groups (CSG) bring together services with shared clinical purpose, patient pathways and professional expertise across the Northern Care Alliance. By grouping services in this way, we strengthen leadership, improve coordination, and support consistent, high‑quality care for patients and service users across all our hospitals and community settings.
The Clinical Service Groups are:
- Clinical and Scientific Services
- Families, Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres
- Medical Specialities
- Neurosciences and Major Trauma
- Surgery
- Urgent Emergency Care (UEC) and Community
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) NHS Foundation Trust meets regularly throughout the year, with meetings held in public.
The Board composition must include the chair, no less than four and no more than eight non-executive directors, and executive directors including a Chief Executive, Director of Finance, a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist, a registered nurse or midwife, and no more than four other executive directors. It must be ensured that at all times the number of executive directors does not exceed the number of non-executive directors.
The current NCA Board of Directors includes the chair and eight non-executive directors (as at 1 July 2025, there are 2 vacant Non-Executive Director roles), and seven executive directors with the following expertise: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Finance Officer, Chief People and Strategy Officer, Chief Delivery Officer and Chief Digital and Information Officer.
The NCA Board of Directors receives expert advice and support from the Trust Secretary and Director of Communications and Fundraising.